tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2509266081850972382..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Shield RuleTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-6332935977506011932015-08-19T10:38:22.798-07:002015-08-19T10:38:22.798-07:00I'd thought about including helmets in this ru...I'd thought about including helmets in this rule, especially since I already extend Shield Must Be Splintered to helmets. But I had some qualms about that, probably worth a separate post.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-25340636231245605622015-08-19T06:53:28.823-07:002015-08-19T06:53:28.823-07:00I might steal the idea, not for shields (I think t...I might steal the idea, not for shields (I think the +1 protection plus the shield- splintering rules plus "shieldwall" tactics are enough to make shields valuable) , but for helmets, which are probably underappreciated. <br />This could be combined with the "one attack in six aims for the head" of AD&D. This could come as : <br />"Helmets are to be purchased separately of any suit of armor. One in six succesful attacks (i.e. a result of 1 on the 1d6 damage roll ) aims for the head. If helmeted, the damage result is ignored. If not, the damage roll is interreted as 6 hit points instead of 1 hit point. "<br /><i>Addendum</i>: considering the helmet as independant ofthe suit of armor, I would tend to allow magic users to use one (just because of the metal hat that Merlin wore in the <i>Excalibur </i>movie)porphyre77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07620350717226228078noreply@blogger.com